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2020-2021 EH Student Handbook & Program of Studies

CELL PHONES
The bringing of cell phones/Smart Watches to school is strongly discouraged. If it is essential that a child bring a cell
phone to school, the phone/smart watch must be turned off and stored in a backpack for the school day. Any student
who is using the cell phone/smart watch during the school day will have the phone/smart watch confiscated until the
end of the student day (first time). If a student continues to use the cell phone/smart watch during the day it will be
confiscated and held in the office. It will be the responsibility of the parent to come to the office to retrieve the
phone.[4][5]

CHILD CARE
The Pine-Richland School District does not provide for the supervision of students prior to 8:15 a.m. Because there is
no supervision, students should not be dropped off prior to 8:15 a.m. School doors will be locked until this time.
However, if you are in need of childcare before or after school hours, childcare is provided by Stepping Stones. Please
contact them for childcare information at 724-625-2199. Stepping Stones operates out of Eden Hall Upper Elementary
School Cafeteria.
COMMUNICATIONS

Pine-Richland uses the website, an e-newsletter system and a rapid call program as the primary tools for
communicating with parents. Each school has its own unique e-newsletter. These electronic newsletters include news
from the school, PTO, and district, and community events. If you have not been receiving e-notifications, register
your family at www.pinerichland.org/communications by clicking on the e-newsletters link and follow the directions to
enter your e-mail address. Please be sure to keep your email and phone number information up-to-date with your
building’s front office.

COMMUNITY WEB PORTAL
Student grade information is available to all parents through the Community Web Portal. There is a link to this
information from the district’s website. Report cards and class grades are electronically provided through this site.

CONCUSSIONS
The Pine-Richland School District is committed to promoting the safety, health and well-being of students who
participate in athletic contests and competitions by increasing awareness of the serious nature and consequences of
concussions. The PRSD’S Management of Concussion Board Policy No. 123.1 defines concussion as a traumatic brain
injury (TBI) caused by direct or indirect blow to the head or body, or any other jolt, blow or trauma to the head or
body which produces signs, symptoms or behaviors that are associated with concussions or TBI. Parents should
contact the school nurse or principal to make arrangements for appropriate accommodations.
CUSTODY ISSUES

It is imperative that the school is kept up to date on any changes in custody information. Please make certain copies
of the most recent court order are provided to the office at the beginning of each school year. The safety of our
students is of utmost importance to the school staff. Making certain the school has updated information is one way to
ensure this happens. All information is kept confidential.

DELAY/EMERGENCY CLOSING OF SCHOOL
When winter weather conditions prompt a decision to delay or cancel the opening of school, schedule changes will be
immediately posted to the Pine-Richland website. In addition, emergency information is available on the district’s
website: www.pinerichland.org, on PR-TV, and will also be relayed to local radio and television stations, as well as the
Pine-Richland News Line (724-443-7575). A decision to close or delay is generally made by 5:30 a.m. This decision
will affect all children (public, private, Beattie, and parochial) who ride Pine-Richland buses.

If there is an important alert or weather notification, the information will be posted at the top of the PRSD Web
Home Page. You can click here to see if there are any alerts.

In the event of a normal delay or cancellation, the district will notify parents via:

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